Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. About this book xvii
4. Acknowledgements xix
5. Abbreviations xxi
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. Canadian English: A research history of the 'other' variety of North American English 9
8. 3. Ontario 1776-1850: An external language history 63
9. 4. The Corpus of Early Ontario English, pre-Confederation Section (CONTE-pC) 99
10. 5. New-dialect formation in early Ontario 121
11. 6. Late Modern English modal auxiliaries: Methodological considerations 153
12. 7. Can (could) vs. May (might) 171
13. 8. Must vs. Have to 205
14. 9. Shall vs. Will 227
15. 10. Should, would and ought to 249
16. 11. Conclusion 267
17. 12. Appendices 287
18. Bibliography 305
19. General index 351